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H.R. 5834: Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014

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H.R. 5834: Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-12-10 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-12-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014

Plain summary

Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require high-speed Internet service costs to be included in public housing utility allowances for households with children who qualify for free and reduced price school lunches. Prohibits a dwelling unit's Internet cost allowance from: (1) exceeding the lowest cost available in the area, and (2) including costs for cable or satellite television or for joint packages for Internet service together with cable or satellite television. Conditions Internet cost allowances on the service including technology to block visual depictions that are obscene or harmful to minors.

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Official text

Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr5834 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113